[HPforGrownups] Dumbledore as Potter's Secret Keeper

[Leon Adato]

No: HPFGUIDX 38640

--- EtonBuffy <buffyeton at yahoo.com> wrote:
> It was mentioned in "Prisoner of Azkaban" that Dumbledore offered to 
> be the Potter's secret-keeper.  Why in the world wouldn't they take 
> him up on this offer knowing that he was the only wizard whom 
> Voldemort is afraid of?  You'd think he would be an obvious choice.  

Because despite the fact that Dumbledore is probably stronger than any
other wizard, he is not stronger than EVERY other wizard. Gang up
enough DE's against him and he'd go down like anyone else.

Being secret-keeper would paralyze him so that he couldn't do anything
else. He'd have to be busy keeping himself (and therefore the Potters)
safe.

The fact is that the Potters were important. Desperately important. So
important that they needed to use the Fidelius charm. This doesn't
sound like your run of the mill spell or something that others were
doing as a normal precaution. This was "in extremis". This was unique. 

We don't yet know why (although theories abound around here, don't
they!) but the fact is that it was desperately important that the
Potters live, but equally important that someone continue to work
against Voldemort. By becoming the secret-keeper, Dumbledore could not
have continued to openly work against V.

IMHO.
LA


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